Here you will find a list of training opportunities and exercises offered by West Yorkshire Resilience Forum and/or our partners for WYRF partner organisations. For more information, please contact wyrf@westyorkshire.police.uk (unless stated otherwise).
Date | Exercise name/title | Description | Further info |
12th March 2024 | Exercise Parthian Shot at Kemira Chemicals UK Ltd | COMAH exercise – Scenario based on the sites list of Major Accident Hazards to ensure the plan is tested against a most realistic worst case scenario. Exercise planners developing an operational response picture for the first 60 minutes of the scenario in order to provide an operational to tactical handover to Tactical Commanders on arrival at the TCG location. Tactical Commanders will then commence the exercise with individual agency injects being given and a series of TCG meetings to be held. COMPLETE | For more information, contact comah.department@westyorksfire.gov.uk Kemira Chemicals UK Ltd, Bowling Park Drive, Bradford. BD4 7TT |
13th May 2024 | FCP/TCG/SCG Training | Training for commanders from all agencies around the management of a multi-agency forward control point. COMPLETE | Normanton Golf Club, Hatfield Hall, Wakefield |
5th June 2024 | Multi Agency Capabilities Event (MACE) | Event in response to the Manchester Arena Inquiry (Part 2, Recommendation 51): “…(partners) should take steps to ensure, whether through multi-agency training and exercising or otherwise, that the members of each emergency service are aware of the specialist capabilities of every other emergency service.” Event for all Cat 1/Cat 2 agencies and many partners from the voluntary sector. COMPLETE | Wetherby Racecourse |
10th June 2024 | FCP/TCG/SCG Training | Training for commanders from all agencies around the management of a multi-agency forward control point. COMPLETE | Normanton Golf Club, Hatfield Hall, Wakefield |
12th June 2024 | Exercise Mekong at Solenis | COMAH exercise – Scenario based on the sites list of Major Accident Hazards to ensure the plan is tested against a most realistic worst case scenario. Exercise planners are developing an operational response picture for the first 60 minutes of the scenario in order to provide an operational to tactical handover to Tactical Commanders on arrival at the TCG location. Tactical Commanders will then commence the exercise with individual agency injects being given and a series of TCG meetings to be held. COMPLETE | For more information, contact comah.department@westyorksfire.gov.uk Solenis, Cleckheaton Road, Low Moor, Bradford, BD12 0JZ |
19th – 20th June 2024 | Exercise Hastings, Department for Work and Pensions building, Leeds | Live play MTA exercise involving Cat 1 responders CANCELLED | Exercise cancelled due to industrial action within the NHS. Rescheduled for April 2025. |
4th July 2024 | Exercise Eurich, Bradford Royal Infirmary | Live play MTA exercise involving Cat 1 responders CANCELLED | Exercise cancelled due to a clash with the general election being held. |
11th July 2024 | CPD strategic Seminar | Annual CPD Seminar for strategic leads from all agencies and neighbouring LRF members. This year’s topic focuses on severe heat. Guest speakers from Cat 1 and Cat 2 agencies, charitable organisations and Katherine Lamb on crisis management and decision making during critical incidents. COMPLETE | Unity Hall, Wakefield |
17th September 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
17th September 2024 | Exercise Midnight Belle, Leeds Central Station | Live-play MTA multi agency exercise at Leeds Central Train Station involving all Cat 1 responders, Network Rail, LNER, BTP. COMPLETE | Exercise conducted overnight to facilitate access to the station. Media make-up students from York college to assist with casualties. Over 200 role actors involved. |
20th September 2024 | Exercise Midnight Belle 2 (SCG following the station attack). | Multi-agency table top SCG to continue from the live play exercise at a strategic level to deal with the incident, implementing contingency plans and bringing business back to normal. COMPLETE | Newmarket House, Leeds |
26th September 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
26th September 2024 | Exercise Grannus, Strategic level exercise | Multi agency table top strategic exercise focusing on severe weather including a large moorland fire and thunderstorms causing localised flooding and power outages. COMPLETE | Normanton Golf Club, Hatfield Hall, Wakefield. |
27th September 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
30th September 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
7th October 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
9th October 2024 | Exercise Red October, Unilever | COMAH multi agency table top exercise on site to rehearse to a B.L.E.V.E. (major explosion) COMPLETE | For more information, contact comah.department@westyorksfire.gov.uk Unilever Site, Seacroft, Leeds |
14th October 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. COMPLETE | Carr Gate public order arena |
15th October 2024 | Exercise SOLACIUM, teams exercise. | Local authorities, Health services and emergency services, gathering information from multiple sources regarding vulnerable persons to inform command decisions by a TCG / SCG COMPLETE | MS Teams |
23rd October 2024 | Ten Second Triage (TST) | West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service TST training. New first aid package of TST. | Carr Gate public order arena |